noun · masculinethird declension
mūsimō
mūsimō m (genitive mūsimōnis)
Meaning
- mouflon (wild sheep of Sardinia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūsimō | mūsimōnēs |
| genitive | mūsimōnis | mūsimōnum |
| dative | mūsimōnī | mūsimōnibus |
| accusative | mūsimōnem | mūsimōnēs |
| ablative | mūsimōne | mūsimōnibus |
| vocative | mūsimō | mūsimōnēs |
mūsĭmo or musmo, ŏnis, m., = μούσμων,
I. an animal of Sardinia, prob. the muflone, from which we have the tame sheep, Plin. 8, 49, 75, § 199.—
II. Transf.:
musimones asini, muli, aut equi breves. Lucil. lib. sexto: pretium emit, qui vendit equum musimonem (i. e. a stallion). Cato Deletorio: asinum aut musimonem aut arietem, Non. 137, 22 sq.; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 3, 446.Origins
From Ancient Greek μούσμων (moúsmōn), from Pre-Greek or another substrate source. Compare Late Latin mufrō.